Paper dispensing apparatus



April 12, 1949. s. LEWIS PAPER DISPENSING APPARATUS Filed'Jan. 9, 1946nvvuvroa.

lliiiiiln iilllliilfl 1M1 w I Patented Apr. 12, 1949 IiJNITED snaressatires-r @FFMIE PAPERZ DISBENSING APPARATUS Stanley Lewis, Brookline,Mass Application January -9, 1946; Serial No: 640,089

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to paper dispensing apparatus and more especiallyto toilet paper dispensing devices which are enclosed in casings open attheir forward ends and sunk in apertures in the walls of buildings withtheir forward ends practically flush with the walls.

In dispensers of this type, difficulty has long been experienced ininserting the arbor-mounted roll of paper in its casing and the ends ofthe arbor in their bearings on account of lack of working space, andmany somewhat complicated expedients have been proposed for thispurpose.

It is the object of my invention to provide a dispenser of theabove-described type whereby the difficulty aforesaid is overcome by anextremely simple device which may be manufactured at low cost and which,on account of its simplicity and the small number of parts involved, isnot likely to fail after long usage.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a vertical elevation of a paper dispensing apparatusembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a section on an enlarged scale taken on the line 3--3 of Fig.1.

Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

Fig. 5 is a plan view on an enlarged scale showing the movable parts inopen or inoperative position.

Fig. 6 is a section on an enlarged scale taken on the line B6 of Fig. 1.

In the particular drawings selected for more fully explaining theprinciple underlying my invention and which will be consideredillustrative, merely, and not restrictive, I0 is a casing open at itsforward end and constructed and arranged to be disposed within anaperture of a building of such size that the front end of the casingwill be substantially flush with the surface of the wall, as indicatedin Fig. 4. Secured to and surrounding the forward edges of the casing isa rim II, the inner face of which abuts the building wall. Disposedwithin the casing are two arms I2, I3, which, in any suitable manner,are pivotally connected to the side walls I4, I5, of the casing,respectively. The arms I2, I3, may with advantage be connected to thearm I6 or formed integral therewith, said arm I6 being substantiallyparallel with one of the end walls of the casing II herein shown as theupper wall thereof. In the present instance, the means shown forpivotally connecting the yoke formed by the arms I2, I3, I6, or the armsI2, I3, if the arm I6 is not employed, is shown in Fig. 6 and comprisesthe stud I8 passing through apertures in the arm I3 and wall I5, theends of said stud being headed over, and said arm being spaced from saidwall by any suitable means, herein shown as a roller I9.

The arbor 20, which supports the roll of paper 2|, indicated in dottedlines in Figs. 1 and 4, is connected by the hinge 22 to the free end ofthe arm I2 and latching means, such as indicated at 23, preferably areprovided for removably securing the free end of the arbor to the outerend of the arm I3. In the present instance, the latching means comprisesa button 24 secured to a plate spring 25 riveted to the arm I3, asshown, said button taking into a correspondingly shaped depression 26 inthe end of the arbor. For retarding the swinging movement of the yoke,any suitable resilient means engaging one or both of the arms I2, I3,may be employed. In the present instance, the retarding means consistsof the spring 21 riveted to the side wall I5 and arranged to co-operatewith an aperture 28 in the arm I3, as illustrated in detail in Fig. 2.

In order to limit the swinging, in the present i instance, the downwardmovement of the yoke to its operative position, any suitable stop devicemay be employed, and, in the present instance, this stop is shown in theform of a spring 29 riveted at both ends to the side wall I5 of thecasing and bent to form a seat 30 against which 1 is in its lowermostposition and the other portion thereof being disposed to bear againstsaid latching means and maintain the same against the free end of saidarbor when the latter is in operative position. In order to insert aroll of paper in the casing, the yoke and arbor are rotated about theyoke pivots to substantially horizontal position, the arbor swung aroundits hinge until it is in alignment with the arm I2, the roll of paper isthen placed over the arbor and the arbor swung rearwardly and latched tothe arm I3, whereupon the yoke is restored to its normal or operativeposition.

Having thus described an illustrative embodiment of my inventionwithout, however, limiting the same thereto, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

A paper dispensing apparatus comprising in combination, a casing open atits forward end and disposed within an aperture in the wall of abuilding with its front end substantially flush 3 with the wall, a yokedisposed within said casing, said yoke comprising an arm parallel withone of the end walls of said casing and an arm at either end thereofextending at right angles thereto, means pivotally connecting said yoketo the side walls of the casing, an arbor hingedly connected to the freeend of one of said arms and engaging the free end of the other of saidarms when said yoke is in operative position,

latching means removably securing the free end 10 Number of said arborto the end of the last mentioned arm, and a resilient stop membersecured to said casing and limiting the swinging movement of said yoketo its operative position, one portion of said resilient stop memberconstituting a, seat disposed to receive one of said arms when thelatter is in its lowermost position and the other portion thereof beingdisposed to bear against said latching means and maintain the same 4against the free end of said arbor when the latter is in operativeposition.

STANLEY LEWIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date 516,235 Spooner et a1 Mar. 13, 1894819,488 Williams May 1, 1906 1,735,931 Nardon Nov. 19, 1929 2,33 ,791Noel Oct. 12, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 793,543 FranceNov. 23, 1935

